Welcome, one and all, the the December 2021 issue of Defenestration: the literary magazine that has been dedicated to humor for so long that we stopped keeping track. (That’s a lie. Eileen has been keeping track. One deep scar on the wall of her living room for every month Defenestration has existed. It looks as if a cat the size of a Volkswagen has been trying to claw its way out of her home.)

New issue coming December 20th 2021!

Good morning, everyone! Happy Friday and best wishes to all of you on this fine 20th of August! And welcome! Welcome to the latest issue of Defenestration, which, if we’ve assembled this thing correctly (and we think we have), contains the sum total of everything you have ever thought was hilarious and condensed it into an easily consumable format. (And coming soon: Defenestration, the suppository!)

Short Stories: Priyanka Kole, “What’s wrong?” Jeff Coe, “A Not-So-Very-Special Episode of ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’” J.D. Harlock, “Matching With A Mermaid” Miriam Jayaratna, “A Day in the Life of a Dinner Plate with Decorative Ambitions” Arie Kaplan, “Previously on ‘Time Sock: The Sock That Travels Through Time’” Nathan Leslie, “I Freaking Love You!” Prarthana

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Another year, another issue of Defenestration! And this begins Volume 18, which means Defenestration is legally an adult. We’re going to light some fireworks, eat some cake, and destroy a piñata. Let the merriment begin!